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Ed Zitron

@edzitron.com

This lawsuit is brutal. One of the exhibits is the letter Universal sent to Midjourney, including a quote from a 2022 Forbes interview that I bet midjourney regrets

Universal did not permit, authorize, or license Midjourney to copy or use any of Universal's copyrighted works in connection with any version of its Image Service or to otherwise exploit Universal's works at any time. You acknowledged as much in a September 16, 2022 Forbes interview in which you confirmed that Midjourney never sought any copyright holders' consent to use or exploit their works:
Did you seek consent from living artists or work still under copyright?
No. There isn't really a way to get a hundred million images and know where they're coming from. It would be cool if images had metadata embedded in them about the copyright owner or something. But that's not a thing; there's not a registry. There's no way to find a picture on the Internet, and then automatically trace it to an owner and then have any way of doing anything to authenticate it.
See Rob Salkowitz. Midiourney Founder David Holz

June 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM

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The Khaki Tsarina

@khakitsarina.bsky.social

Ok so I didn’t really need that in my adult beverage but thanks for sharing

Tall glass with tasty adult beverage has a tennis ball in it, behind sits a young black dog

May 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM

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Betty Jiang

@bettyjiang.bsky.social

Young Viktor

My tribute piece for the Arcane exhibition @gallerynucleus.bsky.social

May 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM

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Kala

@kala39.bsky.social

踊り続きましょう

#FGO #art #イラスト

May 2, 2025 at 1:55 PM

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🍷🕯️Caemi🕯️🩸

@caemiel.bsky.social

🩸

[ #caemidraws #dnd #mars ]

Mars, paladin dhampir, in the middle of some blood magic thing, sweating cause he's getting a little thirsty. On top right, flowers in ice and in some kind of tar, with two normal looking exes. On top left, a sorcerer getting burnt for his hubris. In a star at the middle right, a close up of Will's eye, as a calming visage.

April 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM

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VER @ drawing comics

@verface.bsky.social

grey wagtail

a long vertical piece depicting a girl with wings sprouting out of her uniform. she is looking over her shoulder at us as she effortlessly balances on a branch jutting out of the water. in the reflection of water underneath her, instead of a girl, we see a grey wagtail in her place.

April 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM

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kiDChan

@kidchan.bsky.social

aaahhhh I totally forgot I was working on this piece

April 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM

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Goose

@duckgoose.bsky.social

‼️

Link from Ocarina of Time stares out towards the viewer readying his bow, Phantom Ganon looms behind him jumping out of a painting in the forest temple

April 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM

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Dan Sheehan

@dansheehan.bsky.social

Gonna be real with you, this feels like an advertisement for spiritual death

April 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM

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白浜鴎

@shirahamakamome.bsky.social

うお〜〜〜すごいぞ！なんと世界累計発行部数650万部突破だそうです！去年は国内外のイベントやサイン会などで大勢の読者さんから直接応援の声が聞けて、改めて『とんがり帽子のアトリエ』は読者の皆さんがいてこそ描きたい世界をどこまでも広げられるんだなあ、これからも広げていけるんだなあと思いました。本当に応援ありがとうございます。感謝の気持ちを抱えつつ、これからも精一杯頑張ります！来週はいよいよ14巻発売！みんなもう予約したかな？ぜひよろしくね。 #Δ帽子

薄手のストールを翻し、強い風に舞う一面の花吹雪の中で笑うアガット。普段はあまり見せないような満面の笑みで、とても楽しそうな様子。布の部分に「祝！650万部突破!!!ありがとうございます！」余白には「最新14巻は4月23日発売！よろしくね！」と単行本の宣伝の文字が書かれている。

April 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM

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kiDChan

@kidchan.bsky.social

concealed uncertainties

April 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM

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꒰ᐢ..ᐢ꒱颖琦Gwyn

@gravenmyth.com

The Golden 🔆✨
#EldenRing #エルデンリング #illustration #art

April 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM

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Alli Shaw

@allidrawscomics.bsky.social

More journalists need to talk about this the way Japanese articles do

April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM

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Hina ⛩

@rasenkaikyo.etheirys.social

adobe deleted their post so this one's for posterity

Adobe.com posted:
👋 Hey, we're Adobe!
We're here to connect with the artists, designers, and storytellers who bring ideas to life.
What's fueling your creativity right now? 🎨 Drop a reply, tag a creator or share your latest work -- we'd love to see what inspires you!

* it is worth noting that they had 1.6k replies, 1k reposts including quotes, but only 50 likes.

Sena Bryer replied:
Not you. take CURSE OF RA 𓀀 𓀁 𓀂 𓀃 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆 𓀇 𓀈 𓀉 𓀊 𓀋 𓀌 𓀍 𓀎 𓀏 𓀐 𓀑 𓀒 𓀓 𓀔 𓀕 𓀖 𓀗 𓀘 𓀙 𓀚 𓀛 𓀜 𓀝 𓀞 𓀟 𓀠 𓀡 𓀢 𓀣 𓀤 𓀥 𓀦 𓀧 𓀨 𓀩 𓀪 𓀫 𓀬 𓀭 𓀮 𓀯 𓀰 𓀱 𓀲 𓀳 𓀴 𓀵 𓀶 𓀷 𓀸 𓀹 𓀺 𓀻 𓀼 𓀽 𓀾 𓀿 𓁀 𓁁 𓁂 𓁃 𓁄 𓁅 𓁆 𓁇 𓁈 𓁉 𓁊 𓁋 𓁌 𓁍 𓁎 𓁏 𓁐 𓁑 𓀄 𓀅 𓀆

* having out-liked/ratioed Adobe with 884 likes as of the screencap.

April 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM

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Tea with Tolkien

@teawithtolkien.com

Hobbit Girl Spring is here. 😌🌿

Hobbit girl summer illustration:
“Plant seeds” beside a sprout coming out of the dirt
“Dress in bright colors” beside a yellow cardigan
“Water your hope” beside a green watering can
“Eat nourishing foods” beside a bowl of soup
“Drink tea” beside a cup of tea
And at the bottom of the image, a still of Barad-dûr crumbling with the caption “being about Sauron’s downfall”.

March 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM

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Mengxuan Li

@mengxuanli.bsky.social

🌸

March 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM

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SPiNDLE

@aidenr0.bsky.social

"ai makes art accessible" is an argument i hate to my fucking bones. Art is EASILY accessible, I'd argue it's the cheapest most accessible hobby because all you need is a pen and paper.

"yeah but not everyone has skills" no everyone has the skill, you just need to put in the work

1/7 🧵